Vocabulary

"The whole experience caused me to be embarrassed and infuriated." The root word of "infuriated" is.....

• in

• fury

• iated

• infur

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"From these clues, scientists determined that Otzi was of Italian ancestry." Which word from the sentence provides the best clue to the meaning of the word "ancestry"?

• Italian

• scientists

• Otzi

• clues

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"What they thought was the victim of a hiking accident was actually one of the most important archaeological finds of the century- the well-preserved body of a 5,300 year old man." The word "archaeological" is which part of speech?

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

"Scientists have come to the conclusion that Otzi was a man going about his everyday business, equipped with all he needed for daily life." In the word "conclusion", con- is a latin prefix that means...

A. two

B. not

C. together

D. back

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

"From these clues, scientists determined that Otzi was of Italian ancestry." The word "ancestry" means....

A. a single generation

B. place of birth

C. primary residence

D. family descent

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"The lost reservation along with the discourteous behavior put a damper on the entire evening." The root word of "damper" is....

• er

• amp

• damp

• damper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

"He explained rather tersely that there was nothing he could do except suggest that we wait and he would have the hostess seat our party as soon as possible." Which words provide clues to the meaning of "tersely"?

A. party

B. nothing he could do

C. hostess

D.would have

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"These questions might remain unanswered due to Otzi's fragile state." The word "fragile" is which part of speech?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

"On September 19, 1991, two German hikers were climbing in the Alps of Austria when they discovered a frozen body poking through the glacial snow." The suffix -al on the word glacial means.....

A. related to

B. free from

C. to make

D. femine

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"The iceman's major organs and skin were remarkably preserved, as well as his leather shoes, grass cape and hat, metal ax, unfinished bow, finished and unfinished arrows, flint knife, bark quiver, and samples of various grains, berries, and mushrooms." Based on the context clues, a "quiver" is most likely a(n)....

A. type of food

B. type of tool

C. animal

D. type of book

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C